Every man, woman, and child on Earth has become a vampire . . . except for Robert Neville. By night, he barricades himself in his house and grumbles about the vampires that stand on his lawn, waiting for him to come out. By day, he looks for answers as to why the vampires exist and how he will go on in the world he has found himself in.

The message and climax. And I liked the absense of pressure from the author to be scared. It was haunting without effort.

Ruth. Her characterization and motivations were fuzzy and unfinished, which was especially disappointing considering how great she could have been.

Gripe about the short stories tagged onto the end. As pioneer horror stories, I'm sure they are wonderful, but in today's market . . .

It is a wonderful take on the vampire theme. It holds the reader's interest the whole way through and it is a quick read. Hey, a quick read that has a good message? Why not?

This is a part of my Reading Resolution:

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